thanks for the link, once everything is set up im going to shoot him an email and say heres 500 bucks what you got for me....
here where i am getting stumped. filtration. in a prev post it recomended 5-10x turnover. so im going to need somewhere around 5000-10000 gph which i can accomidate my question then becomes about flow. how much is too much.... because that seems more like a reeftank for turnover... now since waste settle to the substraite and the bacteria convert it and the plants use it do i really want a low level spray bar to lift up that waste? as u saw on my stocking list which i have yet once again altered and will post here shortly i have a lot of mid dwellers so id assume i dont want to have the flow concentrated there. and if id use i higher level spray bar to much surrface agitation will rid my tank of the precious co2. so i am just dumbfounded as to where and how to put my returns.....
my new stocking list
25 cardinal tetras
15 cherry barbs
25 glo lite tetras
15 head and tail light tetras
15 rummy nose tetras
15 lyretail swords
15 harlequin rasboras
15 penguin tetras
15 albino corys
10 chinesse alage eaters
15 zebra dainos
15 diamond head neon tetras
15 x-ray pristella tetras
now getting back to the flow question... would i be better off capping all my returns that are drilled into the tank running 1/2" to 3/4" returns over the top that way i could stagger them?
thanks alot for all the help. u guys are wonderful in dealing with me and my issues.. i know i ask alot of questions however i am only doing this once and i really dont want a single major issue to arise
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